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15 Apr 2012, 10:01 pm by Mark Bennett
When we discovered that the Commissioner of Public Safety, Eugene "Bull" Connor, had piled up enough votes to be in the run off, we decided again to postpone action until the day after the run off so that the demonstrations could not be used to cloud the issues. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 5:31 am by Alex Hunt
In November 2010, Alex Bunin was appointed Chief Public Defender by the Harris County Commissioner’s Court. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 8:27 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
According to the Texas Tribune, for example, the federal government has declared Harris County a primary care physician shortage zone. [read post]
1 Apr 2012, 5:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Empty, speculative jails in TexasPrivatizing Harris County Jail would save money by cutting guard pay, benefits  Jailing for profit spurs inmate releases in two Texas countiesWhen fewer inmates is a big problem: Perverse incentives at the McLennan County Jail Jones County pays for empty jail as detention bubble bursts [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 9:25 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Readers may recall that Harris County voters rejected a new jail several years ago and Smith County voters said "no" three times before persistence finally paid off for Tyler jail builders. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 5:57 pm by Mark Bennett
The PD's Office wants to do the job in those courts that the Harris County Commissioners' Court has given it, but some of the juvenile-court judges don't want to release their profitable control over the appointment of counsel (they can't expect campaign contributions from the PD). [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 12:00 pm by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
  New York City Police Pension Fund: Mayor Michael Bloomberg; New York City Finance Commissioner David Frankel; New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly (Chair); Patrick Lynch, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association; Michael Palladino, Detectives Endowment Association; Edward D. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 9:35 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Metropolitan areas, such as Harris, Bexar, Dallas and Travis counties, have used managed care plans for years. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 2:18 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Roughly 65 to 70 percent of the total inmate population receives some medical care, he said.The Sheriff’s Department is working with Parkland to establish fees to charge for certain medical services, Price said.The county has explored the co-payment idea, which is used in Travis, Harris and Collin counties, since 2004. [read post]
6 Feb 2012, 2:30 am by INFORRM
The Patents County Court has ruled that a charity infringed a photographer’s copyright when they used his images on its website. [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 5:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I advocate that you talk to county commissioners about the county taking over the jail,” said Morefield. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 4:10 am by Gritsforbreakfast
“None of those circumstances or exceptions apply to the claimed relationship between the Commissioner's Court and the Harris County Medical Examiner. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 3:31 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Doguim had been director of homeland security and emergency management at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office before coming to the city. [read post]
9 Jan 2012, 9:30 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Sheriff will make that request at the Tuesday Commissioners Court meeting. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 5:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Parker, however, said the city lab's future is not with Harris County. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 7:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
CCA takeover would make Harris County Jail largest private prison2. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 12:01 am by Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971) (possible facial unconstitutionality of a [state] statute does not in itself justify an injunction against good-faith attempts to enforce it, absent any showing of bad faith, harassment, or any other unusual circumstance that would call for equitable relief). [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 6:09 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Why do CCA investors know more about privatization plans for the Harris County Jail than local media and the taxpayers? [read post]
18 Dec 2011, 11:50 am by Gritsforbreakfast
According to a knowledgeable source in Harris County, the Office of Purchasing and Management Services told county commissioners they couldn't assess potential savings without doing an actual request for proposals (RFP), so they did one. [read post]